AA9790 PhiladelphiaPHL · 18:00 ChicagoORD · 15:25
AA9790 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Chicago (ORD).
scheduled from PHL
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHL and ORD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Philadelphia to Chicago flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA9790 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA9790 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA9790 across the PHL and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left a little late (~19 min) but landed a little late (~6 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA9790 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N874AN.
Board clocks recorded as PHL and ORD published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA9790 Philadelphia to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the PHL and ORD airport boards.
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